Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
- 1 March 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 8 (3) , 307-317
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1963.00460030091009
Abstract
The neurological changes caused by spondylosis of the cervical spine have been well described in the last decade.1-13 In the past, the risks involved in removing spurs from the floor of the canal have discouraged a direct attack on this basic problem. Trauma to the spinal cord and roots by retraction and manipulation in the restricted confines of a canal narrowed by osteophytes has been difficult to avoid. In the authors' 2 previous reports, the results of decompressive laminectomy and dentate ligament section were reviewed in a group of 15 patients.6,7While 6 improved following operation, the only one with complete recovery had been in addition subjected to foramenotomy and the removal of osteophytes. Encouraged by this result it was possible in the subsequent cases to improve the technique further by taking advantage of suggestions made by Allen1and Mayfield.9Previous surgical reports have indicated significantKeywords
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